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3m Single mode MPO MTP Fiber Optic Cable 12 Fibers

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The MPO/MTP trunk cable is designed for data center applications. It is divided into round cable and flat cable with an outer diameter of 3.0mm or 4.5mm. The connector where this cable is terminated is the so-called MPO connector. All MPO/MTP fiber optic patch cables are 100% optically tested for maximum performance. We have all lengths and connectors available.

3m MPO/MTP 9/125μm Single-mode Standard Trunk Cable 12 Fibers

MPO/MTP multi-fiber system is designed for reliable and quick operations in data centers, where the obvious benefits are less space requirements and improved scalability, which providing
significant space and cost savings.

FS offers various MTP/MPO products such as MPO/MTP cassettes, MPO/MTP modules, and patch panels. Our MPO fiber patch connectors utilize precision molded MT ferrules, with metal guide pins and precise housing dimensions to ensure fiber alignment when mating and are fully compliant with TIA/EI942, ISO/IEC 24764, and EN 50173-5, which are specific data center standards. The hybrid MPO fiber cables can be mass terminated in combinations of 24~144 fibers ribbon/bunch cables, and the connector includes FC, SC, ST, and LC, the cable polish UPC, and APC. Optional Lengths are available and provide a secure transition between MPO/MTP and LC/SC/FC/ST connections. Available in singlemode (9/125μm), multimode(50 or 62.5/125μm) and 10G fiber.

Features
  • Easy connection and disconnection
  • Factory-finished MPO plugs
  • Low smoke zero halogen (LSZH)jacket
  • Push-on / Pull-off latching connector
  • Each MPO connector is polished according to the polished end-face quality specification standard.
Applications
  • Local Area Networks
  • Data Centers
  • Campus Networks
  • Storage Area Networks
Technical Details
  • Connector 1: MPO Female(No Pins)
  • Connector 2: MPO
  • Fibre types: OS2 9/125um
  • Fiber Polish: UPC
  • Colour: Yellow
  • Fiber Length: 3 meters
  • Cable Standard: 12-Fiber
  • Number of Fibres Per Cable: 12 Fibers(1 MPO/MTP connector on each side)
  • MPO Connector standard: IEC 61754-7 series
  • Fire rating: LSZH
Packaging

The MPO patch cable is supplied protected in a plastic bag and packed in a carton box. Each cable has two identification labels, each containing: a barcode, part number, factory order number, cable lengths, and unique serial number.

Pre-terminated System Installation

To ensure the entire connection is in a unified condition, we need to first install the patch panel, cassette module, and related mounting hardware. Then, say the cables in the designed cable passage position, remove all the protection caps and wraps, connect MPO and to all the related MPO sockets, mount and secure the cables with cable ties, simple as that.

If you would like to purchase our MPO cable or want to know more about our fiber optic products, and how much fiber optic cable costs, please visit our website or contact us.

10Gigabit OM3 and OM4 Fiber Optic Cables

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With network speed requirements continuing to increase, especially in high-demand industry sectors such as data centres and service providers, there has been a need for faster and more stable optical fiber infrastructure to support it. OM3 was the first standard to emerge, codifying laser optimization of multimode fiber. This technology was the first to allow designs of laser transmission systems utilizing multimode optical fiber without the use of mode conditioning patch cord. It allowed for 10 gigabyte transmissions. OM4 has stepped in due to the need of supporting longer range applications.

OM4 fiber cable plays a pivotal role in allowing the development of future-proof network solutions for high-demand applications. When coupled with fiber technologies such as the MTP connector, the capacity of OM4 to provide a large bandwidth overhead becomes a great advantage. With it being a newer standard it has also been designed with newer transmission standards in mind, such as the steady influx of 40G Ethernet and the eventual 100G Ethernet rollouts. Where OM3 will be able to support these technologies, OM4 will provide longer distance support for each development and therefore allow a considerably greater level of flexibility at a later stage when upgrade programs commence.

OM3 vs OM4

OM4 is capable of handling 10G Ethernet up to a distance of 400-550m (depending on module capability) where OM3 can only manage up to 300m. The benefit of this is that a single multimode cable run can be used for longer distances than before, removing the need to use more expensive single mode fibre and modules for such mid-sized runs as 500m. OM4 can tolerate a higher level of loss at distances between 200-300m as it is designed to operate at longer distances than OM3. It may be a more flexible option for network managers to install OM4 in these instances, even though OM3 can often manage, as the OM4 option will allow for greater loss due to lower quality terminations, splices or increased bends.

While OM3 fiber will still be future proof in most applications, allowing speeds of 10GB/s up to 100GB/s, OM4 fiber offers users longer long distances and more wiggle room in optical budgets.

OM3 and OM4 fiber cables are typically used in data center structured cabling environments running high speeds of 10G or even 40 or 100 Gigabit Ethernet, SAN (Storage Area Networking), Fiber Channel, FCOE (Fiber Channel Over Ethernet) with such manufacturers as Cisco, Brocade, EMC and others. Typical applications could be virtualization or internal cloud core data center applications.

10G multi-fiber cable assemblies are a necessity for any data center looking for high speed networking throughput. FiberStore provides the cable choice of OM4 OM3 10G fiber cables with standard and multi-fiber assemblies. FiberStore offers a full line of OM3 and OM4 product line. While FiberStore still able to supply the OM3 cable and OM4 fiber patch cables. Our line of multimode duplex fiber cables will be sure to enhance your data transmissions over at a longer distance and at higher data rates than you’ve previously experienced.

Buying Optical Fiber Jumper and Fiber Optic Pigtail

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The difference between optical fiber jumper and fiber optic pigtail

Optical fiber jumper is a fiber optic cable with optical fiber connector plugs on both ends. Fiber optic jumpers are divided into the following three types by termination type basically: ST-ST, SC-SC, ST-SC. According to the optical fiber type, they mainly include single-mode fiber and multimode fiber. The specifications of the jumper wire length are 0.5m, 1m, 2m, 3m, 5m, 10m and so on.

Different from optical fiber jumper, fiber optic pigtail is a fiber cable end with fiber optic connectors at only one side of the cable while leave the other side no connectors, so that the connector side can link to the equipment and the other side can be melted with optical cable fibers.

Optical fiber pigtails are used to achieve accurate mounting for precision alignment of fiber optical components. Fiber optic pigtails are usually used with fiber optic management equipment like ODF, splice and cross cabinets. They connect different optical fiber communication equipment and system activity in passive components. With optical fiber distribution frames, boxes, terminal box, Optical fiber pigtails can realize welding of different direction of fiber optic cable, fiber jumper and flexible wiring of distribution, so as to realize the optical fiber communication network of highly efficient and flexible management.

Models of optical fiber jumper and fiber optic pigtail

Fiber optic jumper and fiber optic pigtail are all named on FC/ST/SC/LC/MTRJ/PC/APC/UPC. They stand for the physical interface connection on both ends, different connections with different models.

FC is the circular spiral

ST is circular bayonet 45 degrees

SC is a square socket

LC and MTRJ are small core plug connection

PC is spherical structure

APC is 8 degrees inclined structure

UPC is flat structure

How to calculate the amount of optical fiber jumper and fiber optic pigtail that you need?

Firstly, make it clear that how many cable routings and optical transceiver you have. That is to say, each routing needs to occupy the number of optical fiber.

Secondly, make sure how many optical fiber you need to reserve.

Thirdly, calculate your total number = optical fiber number + back up number, fiber splice = total number * 2, fiber optic pigtail you need = fiber splice you need, optical fiber jumper = optical transceiver * 2 + backups.

The selection and calculation of fiber optical jumper and fiber optical pigtail are involving professional knowledge. If you want to know more about them, you can contact our civil service in FiberStore, who will give you more details.

The Advantages of Plastic Optical Fiber In Fiber To The Home

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Plastic optical fiber (POF) is by high-transparent polymer such as polystyrene (PS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC) as the core material, PMMA, fluorine plastic, etc. as cortical material class of optical fiber. The type of material having different optical attenuation performance and temperature range of applications. The plastic optical fiber can not only be used to access network 100 to 1000 meters, can also be used for a variety of cars, aircraft, and other delivery vehicles, is excellent in the short-distance data transmission medium.

POF compared with quartz fiber has the following advantages: a low modulus, large core diameter (0.3-1.0mm), can use a simple continuation POF connector, it will not affect even the center of fiber optic splice the deviation of the alignment 30μmcoupling loss; Large numerical aperture (about NA0.5), the acceptance angle up to 60 °, only 16 ° quartz fiber available cheap LED and high coupling efficiency; deflection, ease of processing and use; low loss in the visible regionwindow; light weight; costs and low processing costs.

POF Network LAN system in comparison with other transmission medium, and also has obvious advantages: POF is not sensitive to electromagnetic interference radiation does not occur, the different attenuation constant data rate, bit error rate can predict in electrically noisy environment used; joint design tolerances control requirements can be reduced its size is longer, and therefore into a network and low cost.

The plastic optical fiber as the ideal short-range communication network transmission medium, has an important place in the family of intelligent, office automation, industrial networking, automotive airborne communications network, military communications network, data transmission.

Through the plastic optical fiber, we can realize intelligent home appliances, home PC, HDTV, telephone, digital imaging devices, home security equipment, air conditioning, refrigerator, sound system, kitchen appliances, etc.) networking, to home automation and remote control and management, improve living networking quality; through plastic optical fiber, we can achieve the office equipment, such as computer networking computer parallel processing, high-speed transmission of data between the office equipment can greatly improve work efficiency, and remote office.

At low speed LAN 100Mbps data rate is less than the transmission within 100 meters of with SI index plastic optical fiber to achieve; within 150Mbps50 meters transmission used a small numerical aperture of POF achieve.

Currently, POF is also available a wide range of applications in manufacturing industries. By converter, POF can connector with RS232, RS422, 100Mbps Ethernet, Token Ring and other standard protocols, resulting in harsh industrial manufacturing environments to provide a stable, reliable communication lines. Capable of high-speed transmission of industrial control signals and instructions, to avoid electromagnetic interference by using a metal cable lines lead to the risk of interruption of communication transmission.

POF light weight and durable, automotive machine communication network and control system can form a network, the micro-computer, satellite navigation equipment, mobile phones, fax and other peripherals into the overall design of the locomotive, visitors can also plastic optical fiber optical fiber network in the seatenjoy music, movies, video games, shopping, Internet and other services.

On Military Communications, POF is being developed for high-speed transmission of a large number of third, confidential information, such as the use of POF, light weight, good flexibility, quick connection, suitable for portable wear characteristics for the soldiers wearable light computer systems, and can be inserted into the communication network to download, store, send, receiver mission critical information, and displayed in the helmet display.

With the continuous advancement of POF manufacturing technology and raw materials preparation technology, the cost of production of POF will continue to decrease; see from the laser, the development of optoelectronic integrated devices, connectors, domestic and international technology has made rapid progress, with the there will be a sharp fall with the continuous expansion of production scale, it is believed that the cost of sending and receiving devices, POF access communication advantages.

Source: FiberStore